The International 10 Playoff: Day 5
The penultimate game day of The International 10 playoffs is over. After that, there are only 3 teams in the tournament who will play for the champion's aegis tomorrow. Here's everything about the 5th day.
Invictus Gaming 2:0 Vici Gaming
The game day started with a Chinese derby between Invictus Gaming and Vici Gaming. The teams play against each other very often. In the last six months, they have met 8 times, 6 of which Vici Gaming has won.
Today Invictus Gaming was stronger than their opponent. On both maps, the team started from a gap in gold, but each time they made a comeback. Without a doubt, the key moment of the entire series happened in the 41st minute of the first map, when Invictus Gaming turned the game over, losing 17,000 in gold. On the second map, even the combo of Morphling and Earthshaker didn't help Vici Gaming win.
As a result, Vici Gaming finished in 5th-6th place. The team earned $1,400,600 for their participation.
PSG.LGD 2:0 Team Secret
The second match of the day was the upper bracket final between PSG.LGD and Team Secret. Before the match, our analysts were more convinced that the Chinese team would win, giving them 64% of the votes.
The game ended with a total victory of PSG.LGD. The first map lasted more than 40 minutes, but it was under the control of PSG.LGD most of the time. Close to the end, the combo of Tiny and Lycan showed their full potential. On the second map, the Chinese team showed how they could play without an advantage. In the 50th minute, Team Secret lost 20,000 in one fight and lost the game.
PSG.LGD becomes the first finalist of The International 10, while Team Secret will play in the lower bracket final tomorrow.
Team Spirit 2:0 Invictus Gaming
The final match of the day was the lower bracket semifinal between Team Spirit and Invictus Gaming. The teams have already played each other in the first round of the upper bracket. Then the team from China won 2:1.
This time the team from the CIS managed to get revenge and won 2:0. On both maps, Team Spirit surprised their opponent with new core heroes for Yatoro. On the first map, he played Phantom Assassin, and on the second, Drow Ranger. On the second map, he also made his second Rampage in the playoffs.
Invictus Gaming went home with a respectable 4th place, earning $2,401,100. And Team Spirit will face Team Secret tomorrow for a place in the grand final.
The International 10 takes place from October 7 to 17 in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The tournament features 18 teams from different regions to compete for the prize of $40,018,195.